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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

E. IMPORTANT:

is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

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is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.

is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) None Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton

VA

23667 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton

VA

23667 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24618Q9632

X x x x The purpose of this modification is to make the following changes and answer the technical questions:

A) The due date has been extended until September 21, 2018 at 10:00 AM EST B) Answers to all submitted technical questions

Stephanie Patterson Contracting Officer

A.1 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS:

1. In the SOW you are asking for below, are you asking for us to price it out both ways? If so, there is no pricing structure in the pricing pages for this. Please clarify exactly what type of service they are looking for dock to dock or full service.

i. YES! This is want I want The reusable sharps container program shall include: removal of existing sharps containers system (including disposable containers, wall brackets, carts, and cabinets); installation of reusable sharps containers (including lockable mounting brackets, stationary stands, mobile carts, and bulk storage/transport carts); in-service training to staff on use and handling of containers and proper segregation of medical sharps waste from other medical waste; monitoring reusable sharps containers to provide timely collection of full containers and replacement with clean/sanitized containers; transportation and disposal of medical sharps waste in accordance with Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations. To include monitoring of Sharps by a profession technician on station twice a week.

ii. Yes! Premium Plus Service, a full-service program, which includes total turnkey service where the contractor is responsible for ordering, delivering, handling, changing-out/servicing, transporting, and disposing of medical sharps waste on a regular scheduled basis, to include replacement of reusable sharps containers at each point of use.

iii. No- this I not want I want Standard Service, a “dock-to-dock” service program, where the Medical Center staff is responsible for changing-out/servicing the reusable sharps containers at each point of use. The Contractor is responsible for delivering clean reusable sharps containers to a designated receiving location and exchanging them for used/full reusable sharps containers that have been collected from point of use by DURVAMC staff. This option shall include transportation, manifesting and disposal costs.

2. Currently the VA is on a per pound rate for reusable sharps meaning they pay for exactly what is in the container vs. per turn. Per turn could be more costly to the government if containers are pulled prematurely. Would you consider moving that to a per month where it doesn’t matter how often they are turned the price would be the same per month? This question came from the information in the SOW below from page 15 of 67.

i. Pricing shall be based on a “per turn” No! we want a per month basis, not “per turn” basis. A “turn” being defined as each time a container is determined to be full and is physically changed-out/serviced and replaced with a clean/empty container

3. Page 16 of 67 Read’s as though this container specification is for a Daniels Container setup. The hospital is currently utilizing the Bio Systems Program. Does the VA intend to have the Daniels Container in use at the hospital, as this would limit competition?

i. The pricing pages show line items for chemo containers (reusable), however on page 14 of 67 it states the following: Correct!

4. Does the VA want or not want chemo containers (empty) included in the bid? If not these items need to be removed from the pricing pages.

i. Does the VA want or not want chemo containers (empty) included in the bid? No, we purchase our own, Chemo containers are not reusable! If not these items need to be removed from the pricing pages.

5. Also, the pricing pages are asking for pricing for Reusable Pharmaceutical waste containers for non haz pharma. Non-hazardous pharma can go out as incineration waste with regulated medical waste. Does the VA want to utilize this type of container system?

i. No, Nonhazardous pharma can go out as incineration waste with regulated medical waste.